Apparatus for attaching tile to alpha vertical wall



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UNITED STATES CHARLES L. SHANNON, JR., OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING TILE TO A VERTICAL WALL.

Application filed. November 27, 1922. Serial No. 603,574.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. SHANNON, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inApparatus for Attaching Tile to a Vertical all, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for attaching tile to a vertical wall,and it has for its principal purpose to provide mechanism whereby a tilewall facing can be attached quickly and economically, and in manner thatinsures maintaining accurate alinement of the tile.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide apparatus which enablesfirst positioning tile in spaced relation to a wall, and thereafterinserting or pouring cement between the tile and wall, while at the sametime holding the tile in fixed relationship until the cement ishardened.

An. additional object of the in'iprovement is to provide mechanism whichmakes it possible for a tile facing to be set in position and attachedto a wall by unskilled labor, and which entirely eliminates thenecessity of depending upon the skill of a workman for properlypositioning the tile, or maintaining a smooth and level exteriorsurface.

Another object of the invention is to afford apparatus of a knock-clowncharacter, which can beused repeatedly, and which can be quickly set inproper relationship to a wall for holding tile vertically in spacedrelationship thereto and permitting cement to be inserted or pouredbetween the wall and tile.

The invention also comprehends certain other improved features andadvantages, all of which will appear clearly from the followingdescription in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, the novelcharacteristics being pointed out in the claims following thespecification.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating a preferred construction forcarrying out my improved method, showing the mechanism in operativeposition and with a series of tile supported thereon;

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the wall andtile supporting appearing in elevation Figure 3 is a detail perspectiveview-apartially broken away, showing one of .tl;1,e..1 )"ositiomngH-bars and the cooperat1ngt1l-.e-,

supporting angle bar removed from the H- bar; Figure/a is a sideelevation of one ,o bracket clamping means, and i Figurefi horizontalsectional view. on; the line of Figure 2. I

The invention may be carried out ina variety of ways, and the procedureconsists essentially in supporting the tile, preferably one row at atime starting at the bottom and working upwardly, in fixed,spacedrelation ship to a vertical wall, pouringor-inserting cementbetween the tile and. the wall, and maintaining the tile in suchposition until the cement is sufiiciently hardened to ,per v mit removalof the tile supporting structure. I .5 In carrying out the invention,pref,- erably employ supporting meansembodying two or more columns orstandards .1, -w hich constitute the main supports for: the framewor;,and are firmly secured between a top surface 2. and bottom surface 3. In,order to permit of readily positioning. and rigidly securing thecolumns 1,.the latter include top and bottom. plates at having aballand, socket joint with the rest of the. column, and designates anadjustable screw at the base of each column engaginga threaded bushing 6within the column andthereby making it possible to effect adjustment ofthe column for height. I After the columns 1 have been fixedlypositioned at properdistances from the verti-, cal wall or foundation 7,to which the facing tile 8 are to be secured, brackets ,9 are at tachedto the columns 1. Each bracket 9 includes a hinged portion 10,Which'embraces the column 1 and is brought into clamping relationshiptherewith by a wedgemember 11 engaging cooperating openings in theclamping portion 10 and the stationary lug 12- on the bracket. Eachbracket 9 is provided with a tongue 13 that engages the bottom groove 14in a removable positioning H-bar 15, while 16 designates a removabletile-supporting angle bar, the bottom portion of which lies in the uppergroove 17 of the H-bar 15.

The angle bar 16 is provided with an ini he tegra-l laterally extendingflange or ledge 18 upon which rests the bottom edges of the tile, andsaid flange 18 is beveled- 011 its lower surface as at 19, to permiteasy insertion and. removal of the supporting. bar, and to preventchipping or breaking the edges of the tile: when the bar is inserted.

' and the adjacent surface of the next highei H=-bar 15 which engagesthe front face of the tile at the top. Thereupon, the cement is pouredor inserted behind the tile, between the latter and the all 'F, andpacked or tiamped; I r

When the lowermost row of tile have beer thus secured}, the next' highertile-supporting "bar 16 is arranged upon the positioning- H bar-IS whichis already in place. Thus, the tilesupporting bar 16 performs adoublefunction, first to support one row oftile at a proper distance above thenext lower row. and also to present a clean surface or ledge upon whichthe tile can be positioned, since the supporting bar 16 is: not inserteduntil after the row of tile beneath and the ocment therefor have. beenpositioned. The procedure'just described is followed foreach successiverow until the uppermost row oi tile has been -laid, and the framework isleft in place until the I cement has-sufficiently hardened to -retainthe tile in place. 3 Thereafter, the parts can be removed by firstloosening the brackets '91 on the standards and lowering. them "Vlith orawayfrom. tl'n H barsr 'I-he H 'bars "can then be lowered and the"pr-isitioning bars '16' removed" from between the tile.

\V hile I have described the invention with reference to a particularmechanism, it is not to be understood as limited to any ol the detailsdisclosed, since the apparatus de- 'oribedmay be modified in many" waysand this applicationis intended toco'ver any departure or modificationof the structure that may come Within the intended purpose of theinvention, or the scope otthe following claims. I

I claim:

1. Apparatus'for attaching tile to a vertical Wall comprising supportingmeans, positioning bars removably arranged horizon-. tally on thesupporting means and ex tending parallel to the Wall, and tile supporting bars removably positioned on the positioning bars and alsoextending parallel to the Wall.

2. Apparatus for attaching tile to a verti cal wall comprisingsupporting means consisting of vertical columns and a series ofhorizontal brackets mounted on said columns, positioning bars removablyarranged on said brackets and extending parallel to the wall, andtile-supporting bars removably positionable on the positioning bars, andalso extending parallel to the wall.

3. Apparatus for attaching tile to a vertial wall comprising sup-portingmeans consisting of verticalcolumns and a. series of horizontal bracketsmounted. on said co-lumns, positioning H-bars removably arranged on saidbrackets and extending parallel to the wall, and tile-supportinganglebars removably positioned'on the H-bars and also extending paralleltothe wall.

4. Apparatus for attaching tile to a vertical \Vdll comprisingsupporting means consisting of vertical columns and a series ofhorizontal brackets mounted on said columns, each bracket embodying ahinged clamping portion embracing the column and a WBClgQ'HIEIHbS-I' foradjust-ably scouring the clamping portion, tongues 0n the brackets,positioning H-bars removably engaging said tongues, tile supportingangle bars engaging the grooves in the upper surfaces of the H-baI-rsand rem-ovably. supported therein, and ledges extending latenaall'y fromthe supporting bars and engaging the bottom edges of the tile.

5. Apparatus for attaching tile to a vertical wall comprising supportingmeans consisting of vertical columns and a series of horizontal bracketsmounted on said co l uinns, each bracket embodying a hinged clampingportion embracing the-column and a: wedge member for adjustably securingthe clamping portion. and means removably posit-ionahle on said bracketsfor supporting tileon their bottom edgesin spaced relation to the wall.f

l'n'witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name. i

onannns L.1 SHANNON, JR.

